Fenouillèdes

Fenouillèdes (French pronunciation: [fənujɛd] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Fenolhedés/Fenolheda; Catalan: Fenolledès/Fenolleda) is a French comarca and a traditional Occitan-speaking area in the département of Pyrénées-Orientales. The capital of the comarca is Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet (Sant Pau de Fenolhet).

Fenolheda road sign, introduced by Christian Bourquin

Fenouillèdes in Pyrénées-Orientales

Fenouillèdes has been part of France since the Treaty of Corbeil of 1258. In 1790, during the French Revolution, it was incorporated in a newly created département along with the Roussillon comarques.

See also

• Corbières Massif

External links

• information site in French
• La Fenolleda Information and history in Catalan Encyclopaedia.

42.81°N 2.49°E / 42.81; 2.49